# Background play **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [October 13, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810 "2024-10-13T03:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kizzy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kizzy/32/76421_2.png) [@kizzy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kizzy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810/1 "2024-10-13T03:18:51Z")
i cant find it but i thought i see somewhere that play in the background has now been enabled?? i want to make a radio app what are the block to make play in the background because it still stopping once app not on screen ---
**Author:** ![kizzy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kizzy/32/76421_2.png) [@kizzy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kizzy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810/2 "2024-10-14T14:59:11Z")
help anyone how to get the audio to play in the background??? ---
**Author:** ![sketch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sketch/32/109058_2.png) [@sketch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sketch)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810/3 "2024-10-14T16:18:56Z")
Hi @kizzy there are no blocks to do it. It’s a setting you can change for your app. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810/4 "2024-10-14T22:34:03Z")
Hello @kizzy , you can find more information in our docs: [App Settings | Thunkable Docs](https://docs.thunkable.com/settings/project-settings#play-sounds-in-background) ---
**Author:** ![kizzy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kizzy/32/76421_2.png) [@kizzy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kizzy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810/5 "2024-10-16T12:27:12Z")
i dont see that permission on my phone i thought would be so easy to make a radio app nothing even pops up like i see in other apps asking to at least allow permission ---
**Author:** ![sketch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sketch/32/109058_2.png) [@sketch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sketch)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810/6 "2024-10-16T14:40:38Z")
Have you turned on the settings in Thunkable? ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810/7 "2024-10-16T17:28:26Z")
Hi @kizzy , does the sound keep playing when the app is minimized? ---
**Author:** ![kizzy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kizzy/32/76421_2.png) [@kizzy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kizzy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810/8 "2024-10-17T14:14:58Z")
no the sound stops ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/background-play/3267810/9 "2025-01-15T14:15:23Z")
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